Job Title: Azure Migration Lead

Location: [Remote/Onsite – specify]
Experience: 5+ years in Azure cloud migrations

Job Summary

We’re seeking an experienced Azure Migration Lead to drive on-premises to Azure cloud migrations. You will lead assessment, planning, and execution using tools like Azure Migrate, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. The role includes technical leadership, stakeholder coordination, and hands-on infrastructure work.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Lift & Shift and clean deployment migrations using Azure Migrate.

Conduct application intake, discovery, and dependency analysis.

Design and implement migration runbooks, playbooks, and cutover plans.

Provision Azure infrastructure via Terraform and Azure DevOps.

Troubleshoot migration and infrastructure issues.

Manage migration status, risks, and coordination with cross-functional teams.

Work with Entra ID (Azure AD), VMs, VNets, NSGs, firewalls, and monitoring tools.

Required Skills

Azure Migrate – setup, configuration, troubleshooting

Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS & networking

Experience with VMware, Windows Server migrations

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

CI/CD pipeline integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub/GitLab)

Customer-facing experience & migration documentation

Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

Nice to Have

AWS migration exposure

Azure certifications (Admin or Architect)
 

4-8 Years